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Title: Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy
Date: 2012
Authors: Fabiano Monti, Jürg Schweizer, Charles Fierz
Description: Numerical modelling of snow cover stratigraphy with, for example, the 1-D snow cover model SNOWPACK has the potential to increase the spatial and temp...
Object ID: issw-2012-092-097.pdf
Keywords: snowpack stratigraphy, snow hardness, hand hardness test, weak layer
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Title: Predicting Snow Layer Hardness with Meteorological Factors
Date: 2002
Authors: Mark C. Kozak, Kelly Elder, Karl Birkeland, Phillip Chapman
Description: The majority of slab avalanche accidents occur when the victim triggers the slide. Slab hardness is an important property affecting skier-triggered av...
Object ID: issw-2002-329-336.pdf
Keywords: skier-triggered avalanches, hardness, temperature index
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Title: Measurement of Snow Hardness in Snow Pits Using a Resistometer
Date: 1992
Authors: Karl W. Birkeland
Description: Extended Abstract: Measurements of snow hardness in snow pits are commonly made using the hand test, whereby objects of different areas are pushed int...
Object ID: issw-1992-296-298.pdf
Keywords: resistometer, snowpits, hardness
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